2004 Hawaii Bowl

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Name=2004 Hawaii Bowl
Date=December 24, 2004
Year=2004
Visitor School=University of Hawaii
Visitor Name Short=Hawaii
Visitor Nickname=Warriors
Visitor Record=7-5
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Visitor BCS=
Visitor Coach=June Jones
Visitor1=21
Visitor2=7
Visitor3=17
Visitor4=14
Home School=University of Alabama at Birmingham
Home Name Short=UAB
Home Nickname=Blazers
Home Record=7-4
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Home Coaches=
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Home Coach=Watson Brown
Home1=13
Home2=13
Home3=7
Home4=7
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Stadium=Aloha Stadium
City=Honolulu, Hawaii


MVP=Hawaii WR Chad Owens and
Hawaii QB Timmy Chang
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US Network=ESPN
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The 2004 Sheraton Hawaiokinai Bowl matched the hometown Hawaii Warriors with the UAB Blazers. UAB came into the game 7-4, and Hawaii came into the game 7-5.

UAB started the scoring with a 51-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Darrell Hackney to wide receiver Roddy White. The extra point attempt was blocked, and UAB opened up a 6-0 lead. Hawaii came right back with a 74-yard touchdown pass from record setting quarterback Timmy Chang to wide receiver Jason Rivers. That helped Hawaii claim a 7-6 lead. UAB's Dan Burkes scored on a 4-yard touchdown run to make the score 13-7 UAB. West Keliikipi scored on a 4-yard touchdown run to give Hawaii a 14-13 lead.

Timmy Chang threw a second touchdown pass to wide receiver Gerald Welch for 29 yards and a 21-13 Hawaii lead. In the second quarter, Nick Hayes kicked a 22-yard field goal to bring UAB within 21-16. Hawaii answered with a 13-yard touchdown pass from Chang to Chad Owens bringing the lead to 28-16. Norris Drinkard scored on a 10-yard touchdown run for UAB to cut the lead to 28-23. Nick Haye's 36-yard field goal with three seconds left in the half trimmed the lead to 28-26.

Hawaii blew the game wide open in the third quarter. First Chad Owens caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Timmy Chang, and then he scored on a 59-yard punt return. A Justin Ayat 43-yard field goal pushed the lead to 45-26. UAB's Darrell Hackney scored on a 4-yard touchdown run to bring the score to 45-33, but the Warriors wouldn't fold.

In the fourth quarter, Timmy Chang drove Hawaii the length of the field, and capped a time consuming drive with a 4-yard touchdown run. Lance Rhodes caught a 17-yard touchdown pass from Hackney, to bring the score to 52-40. But the ensuing onside kick was returned by Hawaii's Britton Komine 42 yards for a Hawaii touchdown. That provided the final score, 59-40.

External links

* [http://www.sheratonhawaiibowl.com Hawaiokinai Bowl Official Site]
* [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores104/104359/20041224NCAAFUAB-------0nr.htm USA Today game summary]